CRI 2210

VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY

This course examines the changes in the methods, patterns, and meanings of violence. It explores individual and collective violence in all of its varying contexts, including the home, the streets, schools, the media, the police, and international terrorism. The major theories explaining the causes of violence, and important research about attitudes toward violence and the use of force to bring about change are reviewed. Cross Listed Courses SOC 2210

Units: 3.0